By J.G. Pasterjak
Nov 6, 2019
It’s no secret that BMW and Toyota worked closely to develop the platform-sharing BMW Z4 and Toyota GR Supra, but which brand’s version is best? Is the BMW just a Supra with no roof, or are the two cars less alike than they seem? Which is the better track car? Here’s our answer.
11/6/19 4:09 p.m.
certainly better looking than a Supra, though I'd like a shooting brake version :)
11/6/19 4:30 p.m.
If I'm going to have to deal with a BMW engine I want a BMW badge to go with it.
11/6/19 4:34 p.m.
Well, duh. It's a BMW!
11/7/19 7:01 p.m.
I think the more cramped feeling in the Supra might be due to the size and shape of the center console.
11/7/19 8:43 p.m.
Yeah, and the door armrests seem chunkier, too.
11/9/19 12:56 p.m.
As the current owner of a Z4M coupe (that's 'zed' not 'zee' - Canadian, eh?) I am always interested in more current products, but in this case, there is no way I would own a car that looked like it was styled by a dyspeptic manga artist after a meal of tainted fish. The styling turns me off in a big way.
The BMW styling is much more interesting/acceptable to me, but they don't make it in coupe form which is the only way I'd consider buying one. Maybe that will change over the next few years - the coupes were an after thought in both the Z3 and Z4 models. If they did produce a coupe It would make me twitch, but I'd have a hard time giving up the race engine feel of that S54 engine - it will probably be the last naturally aspirated M engine they ever produce which is sad.
My other modern sports car is a turbo, and I like having one of each to alternate.
11/9/19 1:21 p.m.
This is a win for me, not because I dislike the Toyota version but because it is a soft top. Sports cars needs to be drop top for me.
11/9/19 2:25 p.m.
You, sir, have a way with words.
11/10/19 3:02 p.m.
In reply to wspohn :
"dyspeptic manga artist" is now my new go-to insult!
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